Magellan 1425 manual

Magellan Navigation, Inc. 960 Overla nd Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 Magellan ® RoadMate ™ Models 1400 / 1415 / 1425 User Manual[...]

i The Magellan RoadMate is a vehicle-naviga tion aid designed to assist you in arrivi ng to your selected destinations. When using the Magel lan RoadMate, the se safety rules must be fo llowed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: • When driving, the need to view the display is minimal. Th e driver should [...]

IMPORT ANT SAFETY W A RNINGS ii Federal Communication Commissio n Interference Statement This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the li mits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful inte rferen ce in a residential installation. Th[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFETY W A RNINGS iii IC statement Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference and 2. This device must accept any interfer ence, including in terference that may cause undesired operation of the device. IMPORT ANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment comp lies with IC r[...]

Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Table of Contents ...... ................................ .............. .............. ............... ............................ ....... 1 Magellan RoadMate ...... ................. ................ ............................ .......................................... ... 1 Ma[...]

Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 2 2D Mode ................. ................................ ............................ ............... .............. ............ 1 4 Setting the Map Modes (2D or 3D) .................................................................... 14 Panning on the Map ....................................................[...]

Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 3 Accessing an Address from Favorites ................................................................. 23 Routing to an Address from Yo ur Favorites List ................................................... 23 Editing an Address from Your Favorites List ....................................................... 23 D[...]

Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 4 Re-routing Mode ............ ................................ ................. ................ ................. ............ 35 Traveling with the Re-routing Mode On ................................................................... 36 Alert Only Mode .............. ................................ ........[...]

Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 5 Setting Auto Night Map Display ........................................................................ 48 Setting Detour Op tions ..................................................................................... 49 Using the Simulator ........................................................................[...]

Magellan RoadMate 1 Magellan RoadMate The Magellan RoadMate is a vehicle navigation product th at utilizes GPS signals from satellites to calculate your precise location and co mpute details about its travel. Knowing its position and movement, it can then overlay this information on detailed maps to provide a visual representati on of your location[...]

Magellan RoadMate 2 The Magellan RoadMate 1415 and the Magel lan RoadMate 1425 both includ e V oice Alerts (T ext to Speech) for maneuver instruct ions. (A vailable only in Englis h, French, German, Spanish and Italian. The Magellan RoadMate 1425 additi onally has integrated traffic capabilities as well access to additional POIs provided by MarcoPo[...]

Installation 3 Installation Instructions Installation of the Magellan RoadMate is simple and easy . The hardest part will be picking the best location. Selecting the Location A few tips on selecting the prop er location. • Mount the Magellan RoadMate in a place where it can be easily seen and will not interfere with your view of the road. • The[...]

Installation 4 Align the tabs on the cradle to the indents on the bottom of the Magellan RoadMate. Swivel the cradle up so that it is flush against the back of the receiver and snap it into place. Adjust the Mount for Optimum Viewing Loosen the adjustment l ocking knobs and position the Magellan RoadMate fo r optimum viewing. Once set, tighten the [...]

Installation 5 Country Selection Depending on the Mage llan RoadMate you are using, the preloade d map may cover several co untries. When using the Magella n RoadMate, you m ust ensure that the correct country is first selected. Y ou can only search for addresses or POIs in the se lected country . T o select the country , follow the directions belo[...]

Fundamentals 6 Fundamentals Powering on the Magellan RoadMate The On/Off button is located on th e bottom right side of the Mage llan RoadMate as shown in the Overview chapter . T urning the Magellan RoadMate On 1. Press and hold the On/Off button for 1-2 seconds. 2. Read the W arnings and tap OK . T urning the Magellan RoadMate Off 1. Press and ho[...]

Fundamentals 7 Changing the V olume from User Options 1. Access the Main Menu . 2. T ap the Next arrow to access the Main Menu Pa ge 2 . 3. T ap User Options . 4. T ap System Settings . 5. T ap Vo l u m e . 6. T ap on the Mute button to mute the volume or tap inside the volume adjust bar below the Mute button to change the volume levels. 7. T ap . [...]

Fundamentals 8 .Main Menu - Page 1 Show Map: Displays the map with your current posi tion (if computing a position from the GPS signals) indicated by th e blue triangle. See the Map Screen chapter fo r details. Enter Address: Displays Enter Address menu . Addresses can be entere d by first entering the town, zip code, or by selecting a town from a [...]

Fundamentals 9 .Main Menu - Page 2 T rip Planner: Opens the T rip Planner menu where you can create, edit, delete, rename or activate a trip. Exit POI’ s: (Accessible only while on a freeway .) Provid es a listing of re staurants, gas stati ons, or hotels near approa ching freeway exits. Y ou can select one o f the POIs presented and create a ro [...]

Fundamentals 10 The Keypad Understanding the keypad while entering an addres s is an important part of using your Magell an RoadMate. The keypad i s the most common means of entering data into the Magellan RoadMate. Keypad Overview Special Keys Alphabetic Keypad Numeric Keypad Symbols Keypad Spacebar Backspace Accept Cancel Selecting From List Afte[...]

Fundamentals 11 Notes on Entering Data If you are having trouble getting the results you expected here are a few useful tips. • Make sure that you have spelle d the name correctly . If you are unsure of the spelling, just enter a few characters and tap “OK”. A long list of names will be displayed but you can step through the list and probably[...]

Map Screen 12 Map Scr een The most commonly used screen will be the Map screen. Whether on a route or just travelling around town, chances are the Map screen will be displayed. There are two unique mod es that the Map screen can be displayed in; n ormal and routing. In normal mode, your position is shown on the ma p along with the time and your spe[...]

Map Sc reen 13 In routing mode additional information is displa yed providing detailed i nformation about t he route you’ve selected. Map Screen - Routing Mode A Street name currently on. B Direction indicator . T ap to view the Current Location screen where you can save your position into your Address Book. C Zoom out D POI icon. Sample shown he[...]

Map Sc reen 14 Accessing the Map Screen 1. On the Main Menu, tap Show Map. 2D Mode The map is normally displayed in 3D mode but you can set the map to 2D mode if so desire d. Choose the mode that is best suited for you. In 2D mode, you can pan ac ross the map looking for a location to route to or save in your ad dress book. Setting the Map Modes (2[...]

Map Sc reen 15 Routing to a Panned Position 1. Pan the map until the icon crosshairs are over the location you want to route to. 2. T ap in the center of the icon circle. (If noth ing happens then you are not zoomed in enough. T ap the zo om in icon and try again.) 3. On the Route T o This Address? screen, tap , 4. Select the routing method desired[...]

Map Sc reen 16 Maneuver List Screen This screen is ac cessed from the Map screen and only when routing. (Note: The Maneuver List screen is not available until you begin moving on the route.) Each line in the m aneuver list provides details about the maneuver in the order that they are to be made, with the next maneuver at t he top. The bottom bar o[...]

Map Sc reen 17 Setting Zoom Levels 1. While viewing the Map screen, tap on the (zoom in) or (zoom out). Vo l u m e The volume can b e adjusted or mu ted from the Ma p screen. (The volume ca n also be adjusted from User Options > System Settings > V olume.) Changing the V olume from the Map Screen. 1. T ap the sp eaker icon . 2. T ap on the Mu[...]

Home Address 18 Home Addr ess Y our home address can be entered and saved in the Magellan RoadMate for quick and easy a ccess when you need to crea te a route home. Creating a Home Address These instructions only apply if you have never en tered a home address or if it has been deleted. 1. T ap the Home Address icon on the Main Menu screen. 2. Conf[...]

Home Address 19 5. When the Address screen is di splayed, edit the information and top SA VE to continue. 6. The new HOME address is saved in your address book and you are returned to the Main Menu screen. Accessing the Home Address from the Address Book 1. From the Main Menu, tap the Enter Address icon. 2. T ap the My Addresses icon. 3. T ap Addre[...]

Enter Address 20 Enter Addr ess The Enter Address function is used to create a route from a newly ente red address, an address in your address book or to a town c entre. Entering an Address While creating an addr ess the first step is to indica te what town the address is in. If the address is not in the currently selected country , you will need t[...]

Enter Address 21 My Addresses My Addresses is where you store a ddresses that you want to keep as future destinations as well as access addresses that you have gone to recently that may not be in your address book. The address book can hold up to 100 addresses. Accessing the My Addresses Menu 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Enter Address icon. 2. T[...]

Enter Address 22 2. T ap on the my ad dresses icon. 3. T ap on Previous Destinations . 4. Select the destination from the list of previous destinations. 5. T ap on Edit . 6. Apply any edits you want to make to this dest ination before saving. 7. Check Favorite if you want this addresses store in your add ress book as a Fa vorite. 8. T ap Save to st[...]

Enter Address 23 3. Select the Route Method and tap on the oran ge Calculate Route button to continue. Editing an Address in Y our Address Book. 1. Access the address record from yo ur address book as described in Ac cessing an Address in Y our Address Book . 2. T ap on Edit . 3. Use the Edit Address Book screen to modify the name, info rmation or [...]

Enter Address 24 3. Use the Edit Address Book screen to modify the name, info rmation or phone numbers. The street address cannot be changed. 4. T ap Save when done. Deleting an Address from Y our Favorites List 1. Access the address record fro m your Favoites as described in Accessing an Address from Favorites. 2. T ap on Delete . 3. Confirm delet[...]

Enter Address 25 Creating a New Entry to Y ou Address Book from a POI 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Enter Address icon. 2. T ap on the my ad dresses icon. 3. T ap on Create New Entry . 4. T ap on POIs . 5. Select the category from the list of POI categories. 6. If a subcategory list is displayed, selec t ALL Subcategories or one from the list. 7.[...]

Points of Interest 26 Points of Inter est (POI) The Magellan RoadM ate has POIs preload ed that can be used as a destination for a route. Select ing a restaurant or finding an A TM nearby is at your fingertips. Categories and Subcategories POIs are categorized into uniqu e cate gories from gas stations to wineri es. Most, but not all categories are[...]

Points of Interest 27 Creating a Route to a POI by Name 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Points of Interest icon. 2. Select Search by Name . 3. Spell the name of the POI to be used as the destination. Y ou need not enter the full name, but the more ch aracters you enter , the easier it will be to find the exact POI you are searching for . 4. Select [...]

Points of Interest 28 Selecting Categories for Display on the Map A POI file must be loaded (see Loading a POI File ) for this function to operate. 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Points of Interest icon. 2. Select My POIs . 3. Select Change My POI FIle . 4. Select Display Categories . 5. Use the checkbox to the left of the category name to select [...]

Points of Interest 29 Routing to a Loaded POI A POI file must be loaded (see Loading a POI File ) for this function to operate. 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Points of Interest icon. 2. Select My POIs . 3. Select Select Category . 4. Select the category co ntaining the POI yo u want to route t o from the category list. 5. Select Nearest (near you[...]

Travelling on a Route 30 T ravelling on a Route Map Screen When a route has been calcul ated it will be displayed on the Map screen in green with blue arrows indicating direction of travel. The top of the screen displays the name of the stre et you are on. The bottom provides inform ation about the next maneuver needed. The sample to the righ t sho[...]

Travelling on a Route 31 Y ou Have Arrived Finally , the Magellan RoadMate will provide a visual alert when you have arrived at the destination. T ap the Back arrow to return to the Map screen. (The Magellan RoadMate will auto matically return to the Map screen after a fixed time if you do not tap the Back arrow .) T ypes of Routes There are a wide[...]

Travelling on a Route 32 Special Routing Functions When a route is active, the Main Menu functions are changed to support special routing functions. Routing to a POI Near an Approaching Freeway Exit Note: This function is available only while on a fre eway . Also, when you create a route to a POI ne ar an exit, the original route will be cancelled.[...]

Travelling on a Route 33 Changing the Route Method If you travel off the computed ro ute, the Magellan RoadMate will automatically re-calculate the routing information to get you to your original destination using th e routing method you selected when creating the route. However , if you want to change the routing method (while on or off the route)[...]

Traffic 34 T raffic (Magellan RoadMate 1425 only) Glossary RDS : Radio Data System. Infrastructure that broadcasts digital information on the FM band. The T rafficKit module can only receive and decode the free-acce ss service. TMC : T raffic Message Channel, one of the types of information that a Ra dio Data System can broadcast. T rafficKit : T r[...]

Traffic 35 Selecting Categories of T raffic Events Y ou may choose the T raffic event ca tegories you would like to be i nformed of as they oc cur: 1. Access the Main Menu and se lect User Options. 2. Scroll down the list and select Traffic Options. 3. Select Incident Options. 4. In the displayed list, check all catego ries of T raffic events (inci[...]

Traffic 36 Dist. to event < 4 0 mi : W ith this option checked, the re ceiver will re-route you only if the distance to this T raffic event, is less than 40 miles from your current location (not a point- to-point distance but that me asured along the route ). Dist. to event < 2 0 miles : Same as above for a distance of 20 m iles. Dist. to eve[...]

Traffic 37 Reminder at 20 mi : Sa me as above but the distance from the event is o nly 20 miles Reminder at 10 mi : Sa me as above but the distance from the event is only1 0 miles 6. Select Save to validate your choices an d then come back to your usual guidance screen. T raveling with the Alert Mode On When you use the T rafficKit in the Alert Mod[...]

Traffic 38 Disabling the RDS When you do not want to use the RDS function: 1. Access the Main Menu and se lect User Options. 2. Scroll down the list and select Traffic Options 3. Select Traffic Selection. 4. Deselect the Traffic Active box 5. Click Save to confirm your ch oice. When the RDS function is off all incoming T raffic messages are ignored[...]

Trip Planner 39 T rip Planner The T rip Plan ner is used to create a ro ute with mult iple destinations. In this document we refer to a route with multiple destinations as a “T rip”. Creating a T r ip 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap the Tr i p P l a n n e r icon. 2. Select New from the T rip Planner Menu. 3. Use the keypad to enter in a na[...]

Trip Planner 40 9. The list of trip destinations is displayed. 10. T ap on the destination name to bring up the menu or tap Append. 11. Repeat steps 5 though 9 until the trip is complete with all desired destinations. 12. T ap Save . Optimizing a T rip While creating a trip or editing a trip you can op timize the order of the destinations but using[...]

Trip Planner 41 4. T ap on the destination in the list to be used to as the first dest ination in the trip. 5. Select the routing method to be used and tap the orange Calculate Route button. Editing a T rip 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap the Tr i p Planner icon. 2. Select Edit from the T rip Planner Menu. 3. Select the trip to be edited from [...]

Exit POIs 42 Exit POIs The Exit POI function provides a way of acce ssing commonly used POIs that are near an ex it you are approaching while travelling on a freeway . Exit POIs include rest aurants, gas stations and hotels. Exit POIs can be accessed while on a route or just drivin g, as long as you are on a freeway . Routing to a POI Near an Appro[...]

User Options 43 User Options Use User Options to customize the Mage llan RoadMate to better suit your ne eds from a GPS navigator . T apping the Back arrow from any of the User Option screens will cancel the changes. Selecting Map Region Choose the map region you will be travelling in. 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap Reg[...]

User Options 44 Adjusting the Display Brightness 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap System Settings . 3. T ap Brightness . 4. T ap along the adjustment bar to increa se or decrease the display brightness. 5. T ap On-battery dimming (75%) to set it on or off. (Checked is on.) Checking it on will save battery life while opera[...]

User Options 45 4. Select Miles/Feet or Kilometers/Meters . 5. T ap Save . Displaying Contact Us Information 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap System Settings . 3. T ap . 4. T ap Contact Us . 5. T ap Back arrow . Displaying Product Information 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap System Settings . 3.[...]

User Options 46 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap T rip Computer . 3. Select the Current T rip or a Saved T rip from the list. 4. Select Stop to stop recording information. Select Reset to set all the information to zero. Select Reset when you are starting a trip or route that you want to record details for . Select Save t[...]

User Options 47 Speed T rap Settings Y our Magellan RoadMate is preloaded with the locati on of spee d cameras, so that you c an be alerted when approaching a speed control area. This opti on provides a way to selec t another speed trap file, to select speed trap categories that are displayed on the map, to set alarms for each speed trap category a[...]

User Options 48 2. T ap Map Options . 3. Select Heading Up or North Up . (Note, North Up is available only when the map is set to 2D mode.) 4. T ap Save to reco rd the changes and exit. Setting Split Screen (T rueView™) Options As you approach a maneuver , the display changes to the split screen mode. Under Map Options you can turn off the split [...]

User Options 49 Setting Detour Options Normally the map is displayed in the pastel co lors for daytime use an d a black background for nighttime use. Unchecking the Auto Night Mode will keep the map display usi ng the pastel colors. 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap Detour Options . 3. Select the default for the distance t[...]

User Options 50 Setting T one Options Provides a way of selecting th e tone used to announc e arrival at a maneuver or de stination. 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap To n e O p t i o n s . 3. Select Bell, Chime or Beep . 4. T ap Save to reco rd the changes and exit. Setting V oice Alerts (T ext-to-Speech) [Magellan RoadMa[...]

User Options 51 4. Follow the prompts to enter the address where you currently are. 5. T ap Done when finished entering the address. Backing Up and Restoring Data Backup and restore provi des a way of storing the addre ss book and other data to a SD/MMC card. When the data has been backed up, it can be rest ored at an y time. Please note that when [...]